Random Gaming Talk Thread

[Robo]

What the hell! the red dead zombie thingy is an actual physical game? I thought it was a dlc or some shit but today I saw the box at a store.

It is DLC. You dont play the full RDR, just that particular DLC.

It does, however, come with the full and complete (up to this point) multiplayer.

[archie4208]

Ahaha DA2 looks and sounds horrible. What exactly was wrong with the originals direction? Didn't it sell extremely well? Looks like Jade Empire all over again. I'm just hoping this is bad marketing because the first games marketing was horrendous.

"But before they could put the hammer on the nail with the style, the combat had to be re-tooled to make it eye-catching. In the past, numbers and statuses would fill the screen and possibly befuddle the player on what truly was taking place when participating in the battle. Now, Dragon Age II takes that all away"

[Himu]

bahahahahaha

to be fair, numbers displayed on the gui are optional now

[Bebpo]

Most of the Graces DLC costumes are stupid, but Haseo outfit is pretty hot.  I might actually pay $4 for that whenever I sit down to play F.





I want a new .hack game already :X

[magus]

i liked .hack concept a lot but i never finished neither the original or gu... the episode structure was so distinguished mentally-challenged,especialy in GU where most of the episode are compromised of horrible non-plot to drag the game around long enough to fulfill the quota....

was the psp one any good?

 

[Bebpo]

never played it because it seemed like a spinoff entry without a lot of work done on it.  I hear it's alright.  If they never make another .hack game ever I might just play it for my .hack fix.

[demi]

WKC Online > .hack

Why pretend when you can have the real thing?

[magus]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3363431&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

gotta love SA let's play

[Bebpo]

WKC Online > .hack

Why pretend when you can have the real thing?

Level 5 games are never better than anything else!

[magus]

i liked dark chronicle

but rogue galaxy.... it kinda starts off good with a nice premise and a cool combat system but then all your characters get insta-win attack and the plot starts to pull cliche after cliche out of his ass and the whole game crash in such an horrendous manner that mere words cannot describe it

just for you... borean who has never played rogue galaxy and doesn't understand how stupid rogue galaxy gets

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- turns out that jaster is some sort of super warrior who literaly goes super saiyan
- of course kisala is a princess of a lost planet
- jaster let the bad guy escape for no reason at all,bad guy then proceed to kill the hero father for a random dramatic scene
- desert claw who helps you at the beginning of the game while being all mysterious and cool is actualy your real father
- you then go kick your mother ass for reason i can't clearly remember
- to stop the bad guy from awakening some ancient evil your party member have to get power from their hearts which basicaly amounts to watching cutscenes involving some very forced dramatic scenes about their personal issues,it might work for some of the serious character but when they have to invent something on the spot for character that amount to little more than comic relief like jupis or simon,it feels horrible rammed in

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also this dialogue totaly happens

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Albioth: After all the Drigellums have been collected, go see Yuvan. He will
         forge your Drigellums into a single sword--
         It will become the ultimate weapon, crafted from the combined strength
         of your hearts.

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[Stoney Mason]

Perfect example how Sony has screwed up with their Move advertising or awareness.


My older brother calls me and tells me he has just picked up a Wii for his wife and asking how to hook it up. Both of them are the very definition of the most casual of casual gamers by playing things like Facebook games and etc.


He already owns a PS 3 though. So I tell him there is a device for that called the move which is more precise and will allow him to use the hd graphics on his PS3. He neither knows about the move nor cares when I inform him of this.

[Positive Touch]

no shit.  move fails because it's not wii, simple as that.  ps3 gamers want ps3 games + blu-ray; casuals aren't impressed by move because it just looks like a janky wii rip-off.

[cool breeze]

Perfect example how Sony has screwed up with their Move advertising or awareness.


My older brother calls me and tells me he has just picked up a Wii for his wife and asking how to hook it up. Both of them are the very definition of the most casual of casual gamers by playing things like Facebook games and etc.


He already owns a PS 3 though. So I tell him there is a device for that called the move which is more precise and will allow him to use the hd graphics on his PS3. He neither knows about the move nor cares when I inform him of this.

haha yeah.  on the other hand, microsoft has done a pretty good job.  my parents, whose knowledge of video games amounts to: my son plays them -and- duck hunt on the nintendo, were about to buy me kinect for christmas because of one of those morning news/talk show programs.  I managed to figure it out before they made the mistake of buying something I don't want at the moment, and couldn't even play if I did, and stop them.  But I thought it was funny that they were aware of it and only assumed I haven't bought it because it was expensive.

oh, and the other Kinect related story was overhearing two kids begging their mom to buy Kinect for them.  Sony since no one knows about the move, no one will be disappointed when they don't get one...or do.

[Himu]

We saw a kinct commercial, my father and I, and he tried to argue that it was better than buttons.

[MCD]

Invite your father here.

[magus]

http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/12/22/monolith_recruit/

ehy it's another game that only bebpo gets to play

bebpo! *shakes fist*

[maxy]

http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1047465/Offensive-PlayStation-Move-ad-banned-ASA/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH

[Trent Dole]

PUNCH TEH NEGRO
WHITE IS COMING

[magus]

GOTY 2011

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

GOTY 2011

[iconoclast]

Too bad Microsoft got Gal Gun censored.

I might buy it once it's <$30. I gotta get Idolmaster L4U one of these days too.

[magus]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

[archie4208]

How long until the C&D letters are doled out?

[magus]

well this thing has been going forever so i guess as soon as they get ready to release the thing

[The Sceneman]

A CV HD rebalancing patch went up the other day. Stuff costs less mana and skeletons are able to slide, open chests, and get rezzed when the gold chest gets opened.

skeletons getting loot is bullshit, those losers shouldn't get anything

[The Sceneman]

GOTY 2011

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

GOTY 2011

looks pretty good, and wtf at 4:19

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Just beat BTTF Ep1


I think 2-4 hours is being extremely kind to this, I finished it in about 1 hour and i'm terrible at Adventure games.

It was pretty good overall, but the animation was terrible at times. I'm talking PS2 level of animation, and lots of audio problems. It's weird to go from Poker Night which had amazing lip syncing technology to this where everyone seems kind of...robotic.

It's great otherwise. Puzzles are nice, story was awesome, all the references are amazing

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Except the mario one

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. I have one major problem though...

END GAME SPOILER

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It seems like they're going to be sticking with 1931 throughout this first season, boooo

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Otherwise I liked it a lot, shame for the technical problems though.

[Bebpo]

Errr, you finished it in an hour?  I played an hour and I felt like I was maybe getting to the middle.  Seemed like it'd be about 3 hours probably.

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I convinced past version of Doc to build the rocket and now I need to get fuel and serve the subpoenas

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[MyNameIsMethodis]

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Thats near the end, you do about three more small things and then you're done. The small things are super fun though.

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[Bebpo]

Weird.  Telltale adventure games are usually about 4-6 hours long.  I wonder why this is so short in comparison.  Maybe they had to rush it for xmas?


Well I guess I will finish it tomorrow

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I think they had to. There's missing lines of dialogue and shit, it sucks.

[fistfulofmetal]

gamefly just sent me metroid other m

time for me to see for myself how badly ninja theory destroys a well loved franchise.

[Trent Dole]

gamefly just sent me metroid other m

time for me to see for myself how badly ninja theory destroys a well loved franchise.

That game really fucking sucks. Why can't they just make a 2D Metroid on a home console?

[Great Rumbler]

gamefly just sent me metroid other m

time for me to see for myself how badly ninja theory destroys a well loved franchise.

Ninja Theory made Heavenly Sword and Enslaved, Team Ninja made Other M.

[fistfulofmetal]

guess that tells you how much i give a shit about team theory

[iconoclast]

Sakamoto is the one responsible for the outcry against Other M with his sexist writing and deconstruction of a brilliant character.

Team Ninja just made a babby action game.

[magus]

other m is an horrible horrible horrible game put on a really sad sad sad console

that said....

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

i think i'm going to puke

[tiesto]

I never really got why dudes on video game message boards (total sausage-fests) get so upset over sexist portrayal of women in games. A lot of times it just seems they do it so they can white knight for the few girls reading. At least for myself, it's something I just ignore.

[ferrarimanf355]

Is Quake III Arena XBLA any good? I might give the demo a go over the weekend, but I'm worried that it won't be much fun without the keyboard/mouse.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Super Meat Boy just got canned for wiiware. This actually makes me kinda butthurt, considering it was originally announced for that platform solely in the first place.

[iconoclast]

I haven't played it myself, but there's a quick look here: http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-quake-arena-arcade/17-3610/

Jeff doesn't seem to like it. Quake and Unreal are just games that require a mouse and keyboard to play. They're super fast and they require high precision aiming - anything but a mouse is simply terrible. They should stop wasting money porting these games to console.

[demi]

I am disappointed it got canned too, now I might have to actually buy it... just kidding

[iconoclast]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Tekken Tag 2 looks fucking awesomeeee. Rey Mysterio girl

Hopefully they'll have the console port out by fall 2011...

[cool breeze]

Super Meat Boy just got canned for wiiware. This actually makes me kinda butthurt, considering it was originally announced for that platform solely in the first place.

On the bright side, Retro City Rampage was announced for Xbox Live.  It is coming out a while before the Wii version despite it being shown solely for that console.  At least the Wii version hasn't been canned...yet.

[EmCeeGrammar]

I have to wonder if Microsoft is poaching promising looking games on other platforms.
 

[cool breeze]

Only playstation minis rivals wiiware in irrelevancy (and dsiware...and soon to be 3dsware).  Microsoft, in their infinite generosity, make sure people actually play these games; and only play them on the Xbox 360 
 

[Stoney Mason]

Wiiware.

 

[Corporal]

Wiiware was pretty OK until I hit the storage limit. After that it just became tedious. I continued buying and playing games, trying desperately not to let the shitty UI and design decisions get in the way of my enjoyment, but in the end I just said fuck it. Haven't opened the Wii shop for ages. Nintendo really fucked that stuff up. Oh well, it's their own damn fault. No moneys from me, idiots.

OK, so the Wii shop firmware shenaningans played a part too. Once you go usbloader you can't really go back.

<rant>I will never understand why console manufacturers want to lock out people from their shops that refuse to upgrade the consoles' firmware. Unless there's a security risk with the shop binaries itself they really shouldn't. I mean, what's the point.</rant>

[archie4208]

The good news is that the Super Meat Boy devs are adding a level editor and custom map portal to the PC version in January.  Glad to see they have their priorities set straight. 

[Mr. Gundam]

That Bleach Musou demo is up on the JP Playstation store along with the Ape Escape Move disaster. Gonna try em out and then quickly delete both.

[cool breeze]

That Bleach Musou demo is up on the JP Playstation store along with the Ape Escape Move disaster. Gonna try em out and then quickly delete both.

thanks for the heads up about ape escape

wasn't going to bother with just bleach after seeing the video of it


whoa Parasite Eve 3 came out already?and it's on psn? why hasn't anyone seemed to talk about it?

[Beezy]

Only playstation minis rivals wiiware in irrelevancy (and dsiware...and soon to be 3dsware).  Microsoft, in their infinite generosity, make sure people actually play these games; and only play them on the Xbox 360 
 

What is this?

[Stoney Mason]

Only playstation minis rivals wiiware in irrelevancy (and dsiware...and soon to be 3dsware).  Microsoft, in their infinite generosity, make sure people actually play these games; and only play them on the Xbox 360 
 

What is this?

It was the sony answer to iphone games. Except no one ever buys or plays minis.

[cool breeze]

ape escape is pretty fun.  impressive use of the move tech behind a children's light gun, uh, monkey catching game. 

Only playstation minis rivals wiiware in irrelevancy (and dsiware...and soon to be 3dsware).  Microsoft, in their infinite generosity, make sure people actually play these games; and only play them on the Xbox 360 
 

What is this?

exactly

[Joe Molotov]

Only playstation minis rivals wiiware in irrelevancy (and dsiware...and soon to be 3dsware).  Microsoft, in their infinite generosity, make sure people actually play these games; and only play them on the Xbox 360 
 

What is this?

It was the sony answer to iphone games. Except no one ever buys or plays minis.

Probably because most of them look lamer than crap and cost $5.

[cool breeze]

[youtube=560,345]5rnBRTEEfBw[/youtube]

I want this to come out already

[Himu]

Omfg chrono trigger with animation like that would be the ultimate rpg.

[Bebpo]

whoa Parasite Eve 3 came out already?and it's on psn? why hasn't anyone seemed to talk about it?

Yeah, there's a thread on gaf, but a few of us are still waiting for our physical copies.  Duckroll already beat the game.  It's a 6-8 hour hardcore Japanese action game in the vein of Vanquish/Shinobi/DMC.  Apparently the game is intense and challenging and all about learning enemy patterns to dodge and counter and the game is geared toward replays on new game+ keeping all your stuff like Bayonetta.  All the costumes and stuff they showed leading up to the game with real-time damage aren't even unlocked until you beat the game.

I'll have my copy either tomorrow or monday.  From the sound of it, it seems like how tight the gameplay mechanics are will make or break the game.

[demi]

Apparently the game is intense and challenging and all about learning enemy patterns to dodge and counter and the game is geared toward replays on new game+ keeping all your stuff like Bayonetta.

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Will stick to superior previous versions.

[iconoclast]

It's a 6-8 hour hardcore Japanese action game in the vein of Vanquish/Shinobi/DMC.

Wut? I thought it was going to be an action-rpg/TPS hybrid or something. Interesting. I guess the only PSP game I've ever been excited for just got more awesome.

Maybe I'll give the JP version a shot if it's working on cfw.

[Bebpo]

Yeah, it turns out there's no rpg stuff at all.  It's just a pure challenge action game based around replays and harder difficulties.

Apparently everyone involved wanted to make a PS3/X360 action game, but SE wouldn't let them so they made the exact same game they were going to make on consoles on the PSP without cutting back on anything for portability.  Unfortunately this means the game kills your hands according to everyone playing it.  The devs even recommend playing with TV-out + PS3 controller, lol.